Indaba
Conference of the Zulu and Xhosa of South Africa
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::summary Conference of the Zulu and Xhosa of South Africa ::
An indaba (; ) is an important conference held by the izinDuna (principal men) of the Zulu and Xhosa peoples of South Africa. (Such meetings are also practised by the Swazi, who refer to them using the close cognate ******.) Indabas may include only the izinDuna of a particular community, or they may be held with representatives of other communities.
The term "Indaba" comes from the Zulu and Xhosa languages. It means "business" or "matter".
Usage
The term is used by various organisations around the world for their meetups or conferences; for instance, the Wiki Indaba, South African Tourism's Africa’s Travel Indaba and Canonical's Ubuntu Indaba.
References
References
- "indaba [zu] 1 pronunciations (Zulu pronunciation)". Forvo Media S.L., [[Errenteria.
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- Pettman, Charles. (1913). "Africanderisms; a glossary of South African colloquial words and phrases and of place and other names". Longmans, Green and Co..
- "Africa's Travel Indaba 2023".
- "Ubuntu OnAir - Indaba - YouTube".
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